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Furniture and home

3D, AR and configurators for furniture, home and outdoor retailers: sofas, stoves, kitchens and the rooms they go in. 22 articles.

SEP2026
What a furniture configurator actually has to do before it earns its place

Furniture and home6 min read

What a furniture configurator actually has to do before it earns its place

A furniture configurator has three jobs: show the combination, price it, and hand a valid order to the back office. The third one is where projects fail.

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OCT2023
AR for sports equipment: bikes, home gyms and outdoor gear at real size

Furniture and home5 min read

AR for sports equipment: bikes, home gyms and outdoor gear at real size

Sports gear is bought online and misjudged on size. Where AR placement answers the space question, where it does not, and what to build first.

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OCT2023
Selling furniture into new countries: units, sizes, language and why a 3D model travels

Furniture and home6 min read

Selling furniture into new countries: units, sizes, language and why a 3D model travels

What breaks when you sell furniture abroad: units, size conventions, translated specs and hreflang. And why one 3D model beats a photo shoot per market.

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OCT2023
Placing garden and landscaping products in AR, and where the tracking gives up

Furniture and home6 min read

Placing garden and landscaping products in AR, and where the tracking gives up

Planters, pergolas and hot tubs placed outdoors on a phone. What works, what breaks in bright sun and on grass, and how to set it up properly.

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OCT2023
3D renders and clips for Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok: what formats actually work

Furniture and home5 min read

3D renders and clips for Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok: what formats actually work

Aspect ratios, clip lengths and the kinds of 3D content that hold attention on each platform, plus what changed when Meta shut its AR effects platform down.

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OCT2023
Furniture AR in 2026: what actually changed, and what is still hype

Furniture and home5 min read

Furniture AR in 2026: what actually changed, and what is still hype

Phone capability, Quick Look and Scene Viewer, configurators and AI models. An e-commerce manager's read on what moved and what did not.

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OCT2023
The pre-season checklist for outdoor and summer ranges, month by month

Furniture and home6 min read

The pre-season checklist for outdoor and summer ranges, month by month

A working timeline for getting an outdoor range ready: stock, content, 3D, ads and the deadlines you cannot move. Built around a short selling season.

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OCT2023
Outdoor furniture AR: terraces, weather and a very short selling season

Furniture and home6 min read

Outdoor furniture AR: terraces, weather and a very short selling season

Placing garden furniture on a real terrace, why outdoor AR is harder than indoor, and how to use 3D against a season that lasts weeks.

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OCT2023
3D prototyping for furniture and hard goods: what it replaces before the first sample

Furniture and home5 min read

3D prototyping for furniture and hard goods: what it replaces before the first sample

Using 3D models in furniture and hard goods development: fewer physical prototypes, faster supplier alignment, and the reviews you still cannot do on screen.

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OCT2023
Augmented reality for plants and garden products: what it solves and how to do it

Furniture and home5 min read

Augmented reality for plants and garden products: what it solves and how to do it

Plants are bought on size, light and how they look in a corner. What AR can do for a garden centre or plant shop online, what it cannot, and what to model first.

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SEP2023
Selling outdoor and garden products online: placement, sunlight and scale

Furniture and home6 min read

Selling outdoor and garden products online: placement, sunlight and scale

Garden furniture and grills are bought for one specific patio. What 3D and AR solve in that category, what they do not, and how to prepare before the season.

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SEP2023
Three 3D and AR projects, told honestly: Sweef, MELIMELI and Contura

Furniture and home5 min read

Three 3D and AR projects, told honestly: Sweef, MELIMELI and Contura

What we actually built for three furniture and stove brands, what changed for their customers, and what we are not claiming about the results.

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SEP2023
A product page audit checklist for furniture and home brands

Furniture and home5 min read

A product page audit checklist for furniture and home brands

Twenty things to check on a furniture or home product page, in the order they affect sales. 3D and AR are two of them, not the whole list.

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SEP2023
AR in furniture retail: the numbers you can actually check

Furniture and home5 min read

AR in furniture retail: the numbers you can actually check

Most AR market figures cannot be opened or verified. Here are the ones that can, what they measure, and what they mean for a mid-size brand.

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SEP2023
Grills, saunas, sheds and play equipment: visualising the big outdoor stuff

Furniture and home6 min read

Grills, saunas, sheds and play equipment: visualising the big outdoor stuff

Outdoor products beyond furniture are bought on scale and placement. What a 3D model and AR settle for each category, and what they cannot.

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SEP2023
Competing with marketplaces as a mid-size furniture shop: where 3D helps

Furniture and home6 min read

Competing with marketplaces as a mid-size furniture shop: where 3D helps

An honest look at differentiation for furniture retailers. What 3D and AR actually change against a marketplace, and where price and delivery still decide.

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MAR2023
A buyer's guide to 3D and AR for furniture retailers

Furniture and home5 min read

A buyer's guide to 3D and AR for furniture retailers

How a furniture retailer should choose a 3D and AR supplier: the questions to ask, the traps in the pricing, and what a good first project looks like.

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MAR2023
What a furniture 3D model has to get right, and what shoppers do with it

Furniture and home6 min read

What a furniture 3D model has to get right, and what shoppers do with it

Scale, materials and joins are what separate a furniture 3D model that sells from one that looks fake. Here is what each one means in practice.

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MAR2023
Placing several decor items in one room with AR, and where it falls apart

Furniture and home5 min read

Placing several decor items in one room with AR, and where it falls apart

Phone AR is good at one object at a time. What happens when a shopper tries to plan a whole room, and what to build instead.

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MAR2023
3D for home decor: when a lamp needs a model and when a photo is enough

Furniture and home5 min read

3D for home decor: when a lamp needs a model and when a photo is enough

Lamps, vases and rugs are small, cheap and numerous. A test for deciding which decor products earn a 3D model and which do not.

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MAR2023
Augmented reality furniture shopping: what changes at each step of the buying journey

Furniture and home5 min read

Augmented reality furniture shopping: what changes at each step of the buying journey

From the first search to the delivery van, where 3D and AR change how people buy furniture online, with the return and conversion numbers behind each step.

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MAR2023
Interior design apps or AR on your product page: which one actually sells

Furniture and home5 min read

Interior design apps or AR on your product page: which one actually sells

Dedicated room-design apps and a one-tap AR button on the product page solve different problems. Which one belongs in a retailer's budget.

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